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Aug 21, 2019

Hima Das Wins Gold In 300m

Top Indian sprinters Hima Das and Mohammad Anas won a gold each in women's and men's 300m races respectively at the Athleticky Mitink Reiter event in Czech Republic.
This was Hima's sixth gold in European races since July 2, 2019 though the field in most of them has been mediocre.
Her last win was on July 20, 2019 when she clinched a gold in her pet 400m event at Nove Mesto in Czech Republic.
Anas, on the other hand, won the men's 300m race in 32.41 seconds.
National record holder Anas has already qualified for 400m event for the World Championships to be held in Doha in September-October, 2019 while Hima is yet to achieve it.

Mumbai To Host World Youth Chess Meet

The World Youth Chess championship is being held under the aegis of the All-India Chess Federation and organised by the All-Marathi Chess Association.
Players from 62 countries have confirmed their participation, including Russia, USA, France, Italy and Azerbaijan, to name a few major chess playing nations.
The world's second youngest GM R. Praggnanandhaa (14) from India, will be taking part at the World Youth chess championship, to be held from October 1 to 13, 2019. Divya Deshmukh will spearhead India's challenge in the girls' category.
The world's best talent in under-14, u-16 and u-18 categories will be on view.

India Retain Top-Spot In ICC Test Rankings

India have retained the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship Mace as they secured the number one spot on the ICC Test Team Rankings while New Zealand have ensured second place.
India secured 116 points under the captaincy of world number one Test batsman, Virat Kohli. While New Zealand's consistent performance over the past year helped them climb from the third position and are just eight points behind India.
India bagged prize money of USD 1 million while New Zealand bagged USD 500,000. South Africa finished third with 105 points while Australia finished fourth with 104 points winning prize money of USD 200,000 and USD 100,000 respectively.

Mitchell Johnson Becomes MCC Honourary Life Member

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodians of the game's laws.
The club made the announcement at Lord's, during the second Ashes Test between Australia and England which ended in a draw.
Johnson, who has played 73 international Test matches for Australia claiming 313 wickets at an average of 28.40, was "blown away" by the honour.

Aug 20, 2019

Madison Keys Defeats Kuznetsova To Win Cincinnati Open In Run-Up To US Open

US Open 2017 runner-up Madison Keys won the women's singles title with a 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Madison Keys came from a break down in both sets to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (5).
The 2017 US Open finalist notched her fifth career title and second this season after a win in Charleston in April 2019.

Daniil Medvedev Clinches First ATP Masters 1000 Title In Cincinnati

Daniil Medvedev claimed his first ATP Masters 1000 title, beating David Goffin in the Western & Southern Open final.
Daniil Medvedev continued his fine form at the Western & Southern Open, beating David Goffin in the final to clinch his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title.
Playing his third final in as many tournaments, the Russian was too good for Goffin in a 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 victory in Cincinnati .
Medvedev holds a 14-2 win-loss record during the North American hard-court swing, an excellent run of form ahead of the US Open.
Having beaten world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, the ninth seed made a flying start to the decider, racing out to a 4-1 lead.

Labuschagne Became 1st Concussion Substitute Cricket Player

Australian player Marnus Labuschagne has become the 1st Concussion Substitute player in the history of International cricket.
A Concussion Replacement Request is the notification made to the ICC Match Referee in accordance with the process set out by ICC.

Rules stated by ICC are:

The Team Medical Representative is the individual designated for the assessment of any head or neck injury sustained by a player.
A Concussion Replacement is a player who takes the place of a player who has been replaced for the remainder of the match. The player will be selected from the list of nominated players provided by that team whose player was injured and will take a full part in the match.
In Ashes Series 2019, Steve Smith was ruled out of the last day of the 2nd Ashes Test match at Lord's due to concussion. Marnus Labuschagne replaced Smith on the last day of the Lord's Test.

Aug 19, 2019

India Clinched Gold At u-12 Asian Tennis Team Championship In Kazakhstan

India have won gold at the Under 12 Asian Tennis Team championship held in Kazakhstan. India defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 in the summit clash to win the title.
The final was a tie of three matches – 2 singles and one doubles and India won both the singles matches while lost the doubles encounter.
The team comprised Manas Dhamme, Arnav Paprakar and Tamil Nadu's Pranav Rethin. Manas and Rethin won their singles matches. Manas and Arnav, however, lost their doubles encounter. 12-year-old Manas remained unbeaten in the entire tournament.

Kotla Stand To Be Named After Virat Kohli

Ferozeshah Kotla where Virat Kohli took the first big steps of becoming the batting genius.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced the naming of a stand at the Kotla after Kohli. The function will be held on September 12, 2019.
This places him along side Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni, who too have stands named after them at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi, respectively.
The Kotla has stands named after former India stalwarts, former skipper Bishan Singh Bedi and Mohinder Amarnath. Gates at the Kotla are named after Delhi players Virender Sehwag and Anjum Chopra while a 'Hall of Fame' has been named after former India captain MAK Pataudi.

Aug 18, 2019

Esow Bags Cycling Sprint Silver

India's Esow Alben bagged a silver medal in men's individual sprint.
Esow was beaten 2-1 by Greek cyclist Konstantinos Livanos in a closely-fought final as he settled for second place.
Having led India to a gold medal in team sprint and then bagged a keirin bronze earlier in the competition, Esow has now completed his medal collection in Frankfurt with the individual sprint silver.

Aug 17, 2019

Bajrang Nominated For Khel Ratna Award

Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia was nominated for the country's highest sporting honour — the Khel Ratna award, a year after he threatened to move court for not getting his due.
His name was finalised by a 12-member selection committee on the opening day of a two-day meeting.
The panel comprises the likes of Bhaichung Bhutia and MC Mary Kom among others and is headed by Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma.

Ravi Shastri Retained As Head Coach Of Team India Till 2021

An impressive success rate and solid understanding with captain Virat Kohli helped Ravi Shastri extend his reign as the India head coach for a further two years, up to the 2021 T20 World Cup in India.
After interviewing the five candidates for the job at the BCCI office, the three-member committee of Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy declared that Shastri was chosen unanimously as the best candidate for the most high pressure coaching job in world cricket.
The panel looked at five parameters: coaching philosophy, coaching experience, achievements in coaching, communication and knowledge of modern coaching tools.

Domingo to coach Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named South Africa's Russell Domingo as the new head coach of the national team, replacing Englishman Steve Rhodes.
The 44-year-old has agreed to a two-year term with the BCB.
Domingo was the assistant coach of South Africa in 2011. He replaced Gary Kirsten as national team head coach of the Proteas in 2013 and remained there 2017.
He led South Africa to semifinals of the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.

Dutee Claims Gold In 100m

Star sprinter Dutee Chand clocked 11.42 seconds to clinch the 100m gold at the Indian Grand Prix V at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports.
Tamil Nadu's Archana Suseentran gave Dutee a stiff competition before taking the silver with a time of 11.53 while Punjab sprinter Manvir Kaur settled for the bronze with a timing of 12.28 seconds.
In the women's 200m, Archana won the two-woman race in a career best time of 23.18 seconds but could not meet the World Championship qualification standard (23.02 seconds).
Having finished second behind Dutee in the 100m, she returned to the track determined to make the half-lapper one to remember.

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